Mine is nearing completion too. The input I got from a fellow R2 driver is this: Fly the jet first without thrust vectoring and use about half the canard authority with pitch control. The effects from thrust vectoring and the canards are very effective!

Question for Airforce7: Why did you "split" the control surfaces and not use them "ganged" as true elevons? Otoh, the instructions suggest elevons only - did you uncover something not documented elsewhere? (just curious)

Mike